Vocabulary review – unit 1


A. Figure out expressions the following definitions refer to:

1. reduction in the rate of exchange of a currency

2. the authority to do something

3. offering a local version of a global product or service

4. to send or take back to your own country

5. gradual removal of obstacles to international trade


B. Complete the sentences with correct forms of the following verbs; some verbs are not used:

PROCESS, DISTRACT, REALISE, REFER, RECOGNISE, ADHERE, COMPREHEND, APPEAL, APPLY, OVEREMPHASIZE,
TIE, CONCLUDE

1.  The firm has cut the time it takes ___________ orders by 50%.

2. This design ___________ strongly to the Japanese consumer.

3. All managers must ___________ to company rules and practices.

4. She gave her 40-minute presentation without once ___________ to her notes.

5. As the new technology ___________ to farming, fewer workers were needed.


C.  Complete each sentence with a word made from the word given in brackets.

1. Fully ___________ cover is expensive for young drivers. (COMPREHEND)

2. I listened ___________ to what she had to say. (INTENTION)

3.The government has made a firm ___________ to reform its labour laws. (COMMIT)

4. It’s not a ___________ that none of the directors are women. (COINCIDE)

5. She is very ___________ about plants. (KNOW)



D. Translate the following expressions into English

1. poskytnout dostatek času ke zpracování informací

2. odstranit překážky volného pohybu kapitálu

3. mít prospěch z volné směnitelnosti

4. splatit peníze zapůjčené Světovou bankou

5. splátka hypotéky zahrnující úroky a malé snížení jistiny